To conserve the Bluefin Tuna, drastic actions must be taken. First, there has to be intervention in the countries that openly fish the Tuna: governments of Australia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Indonesia, Japan, Libya, Malta, Mexico, Oman, Panama, the Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, and Turkey*. The United States, or other countries, need to implement sanctions to prevent the Bluefin Tuna from going instinct. Worst of all, the United States won't even list the Bluefin tuna as endangered!*
The Plan
Conservation groups, such as Sea Shepherd, have taken this responsibility into their own hands. Every year, Sea Shepherd sends two ships to the Mediterranean to fight Bluefin Tuna fishermen and enforce international law. The habitat and ecosystem the Tuna lives in needs to be
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studied, so biologists can help implement programs to restore the Bluefin Tuna population to its natural state. Another alternative to save the species would be to set up specified zones where fishing is illegal. This has been attempted before, but the sanctions are never enforced. During the Libyan Civil War, the European Commission stated that any fishing off the coast of Libya was illegal, yet no one besides Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was there to be the enforcers. If all else failed, then an overwhelming tax on Bluefin tuna, and for so called "fishing licenses" could drive the industry into the ground.
Government does not place priorities on this type of problem. People need to come together and provide ample evidence that the disappearing tuna really do need to be saved; but only by the efforts of every individual will the tuna continue to thrive in its oceanic ecosystem.
To conserve the Bluefin Tuna, drastic actions must be taken. First, there has to be intervention in the countries that openly fish the Tuna: governments of Australia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Indonesia, Japan, Libya, Malta, Mexico, Oman, Panama, the Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, and Turkey*. The United States, or other countries, need to implement sanctions to prevent the Bluefin Tuna from going instinct. Worst of all, the United States won't even list the Bluefin tuna as endangered!*
The PlanConservation groups, such as Sea Shepherd, have taken this responsibility into their own hands. Every year, Sea Shepherd sends two ships to the Mediterranean to fight Bluefin Tuna fishermen and enforce international law. The habitat and ecosystem the Tuna lives in needs to be
studied, so biologists can help implement programs to restore the Bluefin Tuna population to its natural state. Another alternative to save the species would be to set up specified zones where fishing is illegal. This has been attempted before, but the sanctions are never enforced. During the Libyan Civil War, the European Commission stated that any fishing off the coast of Libya was illegal, yet no one besides Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was there to be the enforcers.
If all else failed, then an overwhelming tax on Bluefin tuna, and for so called "fishing licenses" could drive the industry into the ground.
Government does not place priorities on this type of problem. People need to come together and provide ample evidence that the disappearing tuna really do need to be saved; but only by the efforts of every individual will the tuna continue to thrive in its oceanic ecosystem.